I've no problem with Dev choice. It just for a month waiting, we've gotten shorten content not because the Dev is lazy, but because he branching choice which taking a lot of development time. Instead having 10~15 minutes content, we're only get like 5, as each path has it own renders.
This was happening to Developer name Pirot King before, in the game title Dirty Pool. He isn't lazy, but every fucking little things has branches & images. The result, the game felt so short, yet if you take a look at image folder, it has tons of images. Like when on sex scene, you've got choice to kiss, grab tits, lick vagina or fuck. This selection isn't repeatable, it's only one pass. So if you choose kiss, you'll be missed the tits, the lick & the fuck. He decide to hold that game & make new one with better plot design.
TL : DR ... avoid branching mechanic if you don't have multiple work station & dev team. Not that it's bad, but doing it alone, it might take ages to finish the game.